1.Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 03: Cyril Rioli of the Hawks celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2015 AFL Grand Final match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the West Coast Eagles at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 3, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 03: Cyril Rioli of the Hawks celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2015 AFL Grand Final match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the West Coast Eagles at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 3, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Games: 175

Goals: 262

โ€œI couldnโ€™t go past Cyril,โ€ย Brown said when ranking Rioli as the game's best small forward of the past 16 years.

โ€œHeโ€™s got the premierships โ€” the four premierships, mind you โ€” and it is very difficult for small forwards to play well in big games and grand finals.

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โ€œSmall forwards have a poor record (in those) and Rioli has a Norm Smith medal so that tips him over the edge.โ€

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